EXCLUSIVE: Craig Wayne Boyd Goes From Nashville Honky Tonks To The Voice Stage [AUDIO]

After struggling in Nashville for 10 years, Craig Wayne Boyd's country music career may be turning around after Blake Shelton turned his chair on 'The Voice.' 'I'm on cloud 12 at this point,' Boyd tells us.

Boyd may have chosen to be on #TeamBlake but was flattered Pharrell turned his chair, during his performance of 'The Whiskey Ain't Working' in the blind auditions. 'He gave Blake a run for his money. He was driving a hard bargain. I almost picked Pharrell, but ultimately I had to go with my gut and Blake was my man.'

The blind audition also caught the ears of Travis Tritt and Lynyrd Skynyrd and they liked what they heard.

@Travistritt: I thought @CWBYall nailed "The Whiskey Ain't Working" on @NBCTheVoice tonight. You've got soul, Hoss! Good luck to you!

— Travis Tritt (@Travistritt) October 1, 2014

If you are ever around come to a show we would love to have you out! -JVZ

— Lynyrd Skynyrd (@Skynyrd) October 1, 2014

Boyd heard from a number of country stars and his performance of Pat Green's 'Wave on Wave' in the battle rounds, was heard by Green himself. 'Jack Ingram tweeted he and Pat Green were watching the show together. That is just too cool. Two of my heroes growing up in the Texas market.'

#TeamGwen

After losing the battle round, Boyd went from the lowest low to the highest high when he was stolen by Gwen Stefani; a coach he's excited to be working with. 'I'm a guy. Who doesn't want to be stolen by Gwen Stefani. She has a lot to offer. I'm sticking true to my soulful/country roots and she's just trying to hone my rough edges.'

Boyd's soulful, gritty, country voice didn't come from Jack Daniels and cigarettes. He can thank his parents for that. 'My dad was a bluegrass player.  My mom took me to a Pentecostal church. I started playing mandolin when I was four. Those things combined, is how I got my voice.'

Boyd has been relying on his voice for more than 10 years in Nashville. 'I packed everything I could in the back of a pickup and sold what I couldn't. I came out to Nashville to try and make a name for myself. I figured out really quick I was small fish in a big pond.'

Although Boyd moved to Nashville with Randy Houser, Lee Brice and Jerrrod Niemann, who all have record deals, he never gives up. He says he just remembers what an old fisherman once told him. 'He said 'every fish has a day.' That's how I feel about my music career. Every music career has a date and it's just a question of how long you have to wait to get it.'

While Boyd waits for his career date, he's altered his priorities now that he's a father. 'He's my rock star. He's who I'm doing it for now. I'm not scared to admit, I've been a selfish guy. Now, I realize there's a lot more to life. I never knew I could love something more than my music.'

Whether Boyd wins The Voice or not, he's already a winner in the eyes of his son, and that's all that really matters in life.

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